Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led the country through the American Civil War by preserving the Union by force while ending slavery and promoting economic modernization.

As the war came to an end Lincoln invited Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to a social gathering at Ford's Theater. Although Grant declined the offer Lincoln was still in attendance with his wife Mary Todd Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. Shortly into the play, "Our American Cousin", actor John Wilkes Booth snuck up behind Lincoln and shot him in the back of the head. The bullet wound placed Lincoln into a coma, he would officially be announced dead early the next morning.

In "Mind Over Murder" a television commercial depicts the assassination of Abraham Lincoln while pitching the fictional product Mintos with John Wilkes Booth as spokesman. After the commercial plays the Griffins sitting on the couch, with the exception of Peter Griffin, proclaim the commercial to be completely ineffective. Peter on the other hand stands up and walks out of the living room saying, "Must kill Lincoln."